Director Shareholding

Aortech International PLC
10 July 2001


                          AORTECH INTERNATIONAL PLC

                           Directors Share Options


AorTech International plc (the 'Company') announces that the following
directors have been granted share options over ordinary shares of 25 pence
each in the Company under the AorTech International plc unapproved share
option scheme:
                                                                Options granted

Eddie McDaid                                                            100,000
Gordon Wright                                                            75,000
Ian Cameron                                                              75,000
John McKenna                                                             75,000
Peter Duijst                                                             75,000
Bruno Lowinger                                                           75,000
David Williams                                                           25,000



All options were granted on 2 July 2001 at an option price of 332.5p and are
exercisable between 3 July 2004 and 3 July 2011.


                                                                10th July 2001


ENQUIRIES:

AorTech International plc                            Tel: [phone]
Eddie McDaid, Chief Executive Officer

College Hill                                         Tel: [phone]
Michael Padley
Nicholas Nelson